Claim: Shireen Mazari shared pictures of a UN meeting in Geneva with Pakistani officials, saying that the attendance was “pathetic”, with mostly Pakistani officials attending the meeting. Fact: The pictures Shireen Mazari shared were misleading. UN web TV and official tweets from the UNDP Twitter account show a fuller meeting room and several members of […]
Claim: Imran Khan has made a new “confession” claiming that he invested $3 million from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center (SKMT) funds into a private housing society project. Fact: Imran Khan tweeted about the $3m investment back in April 2016. On 22 January 2023, The News published an article by Sher Ali […]
Claim: An image of Fawad Chaudhry’s wife, Hiba Chaudhry, was shared on Twitter with a caption that claims they have arrived at Zaman Park in Lahore for a protest after Fawad Chaudhry was arrested. Fact: The claim is false, as ARY News aired a full press conference of her wearing the same clothes that day […]
Claim: Imran Ismail of PTI shared a tweet claiming that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has won the local body election in Karachi. Fact: PTI had not won the local body election in Karachi. On 15 January 2023, former governor of Sindh and PTI politician Imran Ismail published a tweet claiming that PTI had won the election […]
Claim: Ahsan Iqbal condemned the PDM government for failing to avoid the nationwide electricity shutdown on 23 January 2023. Fact: This video was released on social media by the PMLN in January 2021 to condemn a similar nationwide electricity shutdown which took place at the time. On 23 January 2023, Taimur Khan Jhagra and Zartaj […]
Claim: PTI politician Farrukh Habib was also arrested with Fawad Chaudhry. Fact: Farrukh Habib was not arrested on 25 January 2023. Several video clips and tweets prove that he was not arrested. On 25 January 2023, following reports of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice President Fawad Chaudhry’s arrest, social media users began to share the claim that […]
Claim: A viral video shows that the moon appears to be extremely close to the Earth, as it orbits around the Arctic Ocean covering the sun completely for 5 seconds while the entire orbit lasts 30 seconds in the observable sky. Fact: This video is a CGI animation and is nowhere close to reality. On […]
Claim: The Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Karachi has charged Rao Anwar with the murder of Naqeeullah Mehsud. Fact: Rao Anwar was not charged; instead, he was acquitted by the ATC in Karachi. On 23 January 2023, Dawn.com shared a misleading tweet claiming that the infamous Malir Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar has been […]
Claim: Pictures in various posts claim to show recent snowfall in Islamabad. Fact: There has not been any snowfall in Islamabad in December 2022 or January 2023. On 1 January 2023, images surfaced on social media claiming that Islamabad received snowfall for the first time in history. Soch Fact Check also received the clip on […]
Claim: Leaked audio of a conversation between Maryam Nawaz and Rana Sanaullah proves that she attempted to orchestrate the leak of an alleged private video of PTI chief Imran Khan Fact: The audio of Maryam Nawaz Sharif speaking at an old press conference in October 2022 was doctored to make it seem like she and […]
Claim: All records were destroyed in a fire at the Custom Intelligence Office in Quetta. Fact: There was a fire at the customs office in Quetta. However, the incident took place 8 months ago and all records were not destroyed, according to the SSP Quetta’s office and news reports from the time. On 23 December […]
Claim: A new financial emergency notification has been issued for the country on 20 December 2022 by the Cabinet Secretariat. Fact: The notification has been debunked by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting fact-check Twitter handle. On 20 December 2022, a financial emergency notification purported to be issued by the Cabinet Secretariat was widely circulated […]